Corn-planter.



No. 732,687. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903. A. B. PRBNIER.

CORN PLANTER.

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ALBERT B. FRE NIER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,687, dated June 30,1903. Application filed September 6, 1902. Serial No. 122,311. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT B. FRENIER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Davenport, Scott county, Iowa, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Corn-Planters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to corn-planters in Wheels.

It is also an object to provide certain de-:

a plan of the corn-planter involving the principles of my invention;Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section online 3 3 in Fig. 2.

The forward runner-frame A can be of any suitable construction. Thisframe can be provided with the usual runners or furrowopeners a and alsowith the hoppers or seedboxes at. It will be understood that thedropping mechanism, which is not shown or described, and also thecheck-rowing devices can be of any suitable known or approvedconstruction. The usual tongue or can be secured to the saidrunner-frame. As a matter of special improvement, however, thetransversely-extending rotary member 13 of the said runner-frame ispreferably cylindric and connected with the boxes and runners by meansof bearings b. Thisrear portion of the runner-frame is ordinarily knownas the box-rail,'and heretofore has been rigidly connected with thebalance of the runnering any of the parts.

frame structure-that is to say, has not been mounted for rotation and isserved merely as t a strengthening portion of the runner-frame; but, asstated, with my improved construction and with a view to simplifying theorganization and method of connecting the front and rear frames the saidbox-rail is mounted so as to also serve as a crank-axle for theground-Wheels O. Preferably these Wheels are mounted on the crank-armsb, which may either be integral with the said combined axle and box-railor which may be secured to the latter in any suitable manner.

In this Way the inemberB has a double function, as it forms a part ofboth the runnerframe and the wheel-frame, thus reducing the weight andnumber of parts and at the same time insuring more than the usual degreeof strength and rigidity.

The arrangement for raising and lowering the runner-frame can be of anysuitable character. For example, the crank-arms b can be connected by anarch D, adapted to support the seat-bars cl, which latter are pivotallyconnected at their forward ends with the tonguea The drivers seat E,positioned, as shown, upon the rear ends of these bars, permits thedrivers weight to be utilized for counterbalancingtherunner-frame.Ahandlever F, having an arm fconnected with the rear end of the tongueby means of a rod or bolt f, can be pivoted between the seat-bars andarranged in position to be readily grasped by the driver. A rack f canbe secured to one of the seat-bars, and the lever can be provided withthe usual catch or looking device adapted to engage said rack. In thisway the driver cari 'raise the runners from the ground by grasping andpulling back the said lever. When the lever is thus manipulated, thecombined axle and box-rail B turns freely in its bearings, allowing thewheelframe to swing relatively to the runner-frame. Even when the leveris looked, as shown in Fig. 2, the two frames are preferably capable ofa slight relative movement, so'as to allow the runners to rise overstones without break- This can be accomplished by placing a spring onthe rod f between the rear end of the tongue and the lever-arm f. Thusit will be seen that I provide a construction which permits a part ofthe runner-frame to be utilized as a part of the Wheel-frame.

The planter thus constructed is very light and strong and at the sametime very rigid. Furthermore, the parts, which are comparatively few innumber, can be readily assembled and can be easily taken apart.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A planting-machine comprising arunner-frame and a pair of ground-wheels connected by a combined axleand box-rail.

2. A planting-machine comprising a runner-frame provided With a rotarybox-rail, a pair of crank-arms on said rail, and a pair of ground-Wheelson said arms.

3. A planting-machine comprising a runner-frame provided with a rotaryrear bar, a pair of crank-arms on said bar, and a pair of ground-wheelson said arms.

4. A planting-machine comprising a runner-frame having a rotarybox-rail, a pair of crank-arms secured rigidly upon said rail, and apair of ground-Wheels on said arms.

5. A planting-machine comprising an axle, a pair of crank-arms on saidaxle, a runnerframe having axle-bearings located outside of said arms,and a pair of ground-wheels on said arms.

6. A planting-machine comprising a runher-frame provided With a combinedaxle and box-rail, a pair of crank-arms on said rail, a pair ofground-wheels on said arms, an arch connecting said arms, a tongueextending forward from the runner-frame, seat-bars connecting said archwith said tongue, a seat on said bars, and a lever pivoted to theseat-bars and connected with the said tongue.

7. A planting-machine comprising aipair of runners, a pair ofground-Wheels and a combined axle and box-rail and a pair of seatbarsserving as medium of connection between said wheels and runners.

8. A corn-planter comprising a pair of runners, a pair of ground-wheels,a combined axle and box-rail, a pair of crank-arms, on said axle, theground-wheels being mounted on said arms, a tongue, a pair of seat-barsconnecting the tongue with said arms and a lever for raising andlowering the said runners.

9. In a plantingmachine, the combination of runners, ground-wheels,seedboxes, and a combined axle and box-rail.

Signed by me at Davenport, Scott county, Iowa, this 26th day of August,1902.

ALBERT B. FRENIER.

W'itnesses:

'1. A. MURPHY, F. O. DAVIS.

